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 Charles Nyandwi
Charles Nyandwi
Rwanda Workers’ Trade Union Confederation (CESTRAR) , Secretary General Africain Biraboneye during an interview. Courtesy
Economy
Labour union calls for worker protections amid digitisation
Taxi-motor drivers at Gishushu in Kigali. File
Rwanda
Taxi motorcyclists could soon pay lighter traffic fines
The Minister of Youth and Arts, Jean Nepo Abdallah Utumatwishima during the meeting with the parliamentary committee on April 22. Courtesy
Economy
Rwanda working to secure YouTube content monetisation
Three officials of Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board are among a group of seven people who have been arrested by Rwanda Investigation Bureau.
Crime
Rwanda mines board officials arrested over corruption
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Prudence Sebahizi, speaks during a commemoration event of former members of Rwanda Private Sector federation killed in the genocide.
Kwibuka
Kwibuka 31: Minister urges private sector to uphold unity, patriotism
Thérèse Sekamana, the Chairperson of the Specialized Cluster at PSF during the meeting with the Parliamentary Committee on Unity, Human Rights, and the Fight Against Genocide. Courtesy
Rwanda
Private sector body seeks lasting partnerships to boost unity, reconciliation
Stakeholders in Rwanda’s leather sector have formed a national association to tackle persistent challenges in the industry that depends on hides and skins.
Rwanda
Leather sector: Five key challenges new association seeks to tackle
Residents work at a road maintenance project in Vision 2020 Umurenge Programme (VUP),. The minimum daily wage for VUP beneficiaries ranges between Rwf1000 and Rwf2500 depending on a district's standard of living.
Rwanda
Govt eyes longer work periods, higher pay for VUP beneficiaries
A view of Gisagara Peat Power Plant. Rwanda registered $3.2 billion (approx. Rwf4.5 trillion) in investment commitments in 2024, marking an increase of 32.4 per cent from the investments recorded in 2023.
Economy
Experts on what drove increased FDIs into Rwanda in 2024
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Environment
Rwanda turns to local production of lightning rods to curb lightning crisis
The Visit Rwanda logo will appear on Paris Saint-Germain first team shirt sleeve during the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States-courtesy
Football
PSG to wear Visit Rwanda at 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
NESA has released the official schedule for the return of boarding school students ahead of the third and final term of the 2024-2025 academic year. Craish BAHIZI
Education
Back-to-school plan for boarding students announced
Nyanza District on April 15 announced that an extraordinary meeting of its council decided to dismiss Erasme Ntazinda from serving as its Mayor “because of failure to fulfil his responsibilities effectively.”
Crime
Dismissed Nyanza mayor Ntazinda arrested
Rwanda Security Forces in Mozambique along with Mozambique Security organs and friends of Rwanda commemorated the 31st anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
Kwibuka
Kwibuka31: Rwanda Security Forces in Mozambique commemorate
Attendees lighting the flame in remembrance of over one million lives lost during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi
Kwibuka
Kwibuka 31: Rwandan peacekeepers in CAR, South Sudan commemorate
Rwanda Media Commission (RMC) expressed solidarity with all Rwandans, calling on journalists and media houses to play a role in the nation-building journey and to uphold professionalism. Craish Bahizi
Kwibuka
Kwibuka31: Journalists urged to uphold professionalism during commemoration period
The Minister of Justice, Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, delivers his remarks during a meeting with legal advisors from public institutions in Kigali on April 4. Photo by Kellya Keza
Law
Public institutions' legal advisors trained in ADR to avoid costly litigations
A fire outbreak in Gasabo District on Thursday, April 3, killed a 45-year-old man and two of his children, while they were asleep. Courtesy
Crime
Gasabo: Fire outbreak kills man, two children

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